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5 days ago

Former Colombian guerrilla leaders convicted

On Tuesday, Tribunal Judge Camilo Suarez ruled against seven former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a now-defunct guerrilla group known as the FARC. They were found guilty of kidnapping more than 21,000 people. Most were abducted to secure ransom payments that helped fund the FARC's war machine. Hostages were tortured, sexually abused, chained to trees and led on forced marches through the jungle. Some died of tropical diseases.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

What do the new Northern Ireland Troubles legacy proposals entail?

New measures aimed at healing the wounds on all sides of the Northern Ireland Troubles have been unveiled by the British and Irish governments. They will replace the controversial Legacy Act brought in by the Conservatives that cancelled inquests and prosecutions. Diplomats say it is the result of a year long return to partnership of both governments in conjunction with the Northern Ireland government.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Right to know': Advocates renew calls for justice for Syria's disappeared

Desperate families flocked to former detention centres, prisons, morgues, and mass grave sites to try to find their missing relatives after al-Assad's removal, and investigators gained unprecedented access to government documents, witness accounts and human remains. A limited number of detainees were released alive, while the fate of tens of thousands remained unknown, rendering them forcibly disappeared. This revealed a major tragedy that affected Syrian society as a whole.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Will Syrian war criminals ever face justice? DW 06/30/2025

The leaked video showed military personnel, relaxed and showing their faces, before they executed civilian captives in cold blood.
World news
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are imperiling Syria's war crimes investigations

Despite the regime's fall, Syria faces significant challenges in addressing past atrocities and securing justice for the missing.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We'll keep fighting': search persists for priest thought to be murdered on Pinochet torture ship

The Chilean government is now committed to finding the remains of 1,469 disappeared victims from Pinochet's regime.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

The USSR occupied eastern Europe, calling it liberation' Russia is repeating the crime in Ukraine | Sergei Lebedev

Russia's historical aggression against Central and Eastern Europe remains unaddressed, influencing current political narratives and self-perception.
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